December 27, 2012 07:05 PM CSTDecember 27, 2012 07:08 PM CSTCowlishaw: Cowboys' best chance to win Sunday? Play it this way ...

Cowlishaw: Cowboys' best chance to win Sunday? Play it this way ...

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QB Robert Griffin III: A candidate for NFL Rookie of the Year, RGIII has taken the league by storm in his first year as pro. The Baylor product has lived up to his overall No. 2 pick billing by passing for 2,902 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushing for 748 yards and six touchdowns, which has given Redskins hope for the future. But the future may be now. A win against the Cowboys puts the Redskins in the playoffs, but Griffin is battling a knee injury that kept him out against Cleveland and limited him against Philadelphia. RGIII did not look comfortable in a knee brace and rushed for just four yards on Sunday. If Griffin still can't create plays with his legs, the Cowboys' defense will have an advantage.

Columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered questions in a chat Thursday. Here are some highlights.

Joe The Bartender ... The barflies over at my place don't seem to be upset that Marty B is playing a little better with the GMen than he did with the Cowboys. It looks like he is going to get about 650 yards for the year but that is just so so for a number 1 TE. I know of no one who has regrets about him leaving, do you?

Tim Cowlishaw: Think it was good for everyone. Bennett needed to get a slap in the face and respond, and I think he did. Meanwhile Jason Witten has 200 catches. OK, not quite that many but an NFL record is pretty impressive at this point in his career.

Cliff Clavin ... Cheers to the Boys! Given the lack of success of the Cowboys annual draft, we should cheer the team for its success. Yes, it is made up of free agent signinees, undrafted free agents, guys picked off taxi squads, guys picked off tractors (Sims), and others. Yet, they are playing for the division title. Hats off to them, to the scouts, and the coaches!

Tim Cowlishaw: I think you are selling the Cowboys short on a couple of recent drafts but certainly agree the scouts have done remarkable job plugging holes this year. I would say with some of these players like Frampton they have come alive but I wore that joke out weeks ago.

James Bond ... The Cowboys and Redskins game is full of mystery and intrigue. With the DC club being a 3 point favorite is there a chance that the Cowboys may try some plays, tactics and strategies the DC club has not seem before?

Tim Cowlishaw: Always good to hear from James Bond, hope you saw that Skyfall checked in at No. 8 on my top movies list this morning. I don't know if it will be noticeably different play-calling but it's pretty obvious to everyone, this team's best chance is to open it up for Romo and let it rip. As Jerry Jones pointed out, that's also how bad plays come about as well, but I don't think a conservative approach will do anything but get Dallas killed Sunday night. Cowboys don't have enough healthy bodies on defense to survive that way.

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